So then, is PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds coming to the PlayStation 4? Once again, we find ourselves having to work through some corporate double-speak in order to get to the truth – and yes, before someone says it, we’re fully aware that Microsoft is not the only console manufacturer willing to twist the meaning of the English language to its whim.

Still, we’re a PlayStation website and we have a natural interest in whether the biggest game in the world right now will come to Sony’s system. Microsoft’s really muddied the waters this week, revealing that it will be publishing the “console” version of the game. So what does that mean for the future of the title on the PS4?

So what does that mean? Well, frankly not as much as it may seem: Sony is the publisher of Minecraft on PlayStation – but that sure as heck isn’t an exclusive. And let us not forget that Rise of the Tomb Raider was technically a Microsoft Games Studios release – so none of this means PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is tied to the Xbox One indefinitely.

Our guess is that Microsoft is lending support to get the title on its system as quickly as possible. From there, we suspect it will remain exclusive for at least as long as the game remains in Early Access – and whatever the Xbox maker has negotiated on top. But honestly, if development goes well, our guess is that you’ll be playing this title on PS4 at some point in 2018.

Just don’t expect anyone to state it explicitly: contracts will stipulate that the PlayStation version of the game must remain underwraps – much like no one’s mentioning the Xbox version of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy that’s clearly on the way. It’s just the way business works, but one thing’s for sure: as things stand, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will come to PS4.

Do you think PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will come to the PS4? Do you even care about the game in the first place? Be the last man standing in the comments section below.